The art space was established in a late 1940s three-story villa surrounded by a little garden in the neighborhood of Agouza, Giza.
Beirut was initiated in the aftermath of the Egyptian uprising, examining the space of art during this insurgent time.
The program directed by Antonia Alampi, comprised a series of workshops, lectures, field trips and reading groups focused on the notion of instituting and organizing.
Participants looked at collectives, non-movements, informal groups and non-governmental civic and cultural organizations in Cairo.
tISP was designed in response too surge of new initiatives, collectives and institutions founded in Cairo following the 2011 uprising, taking a critical and investigative look at alternative civic infrastructures.